The standing set for the Enterprise bridge was erected on Paramount’s Stage 8.
Floor plan of Paramount’s Stage 8 during Star Trek: The Next GenerationĪndrew Probert with an early model of the bridge (Courtesy of Andrew Probert). Bridge set floor plan by Andrew Probert. In the event of a crisis, Probert explained, “more people would report to their rear bridge stations.” But this was seldom shown on screen. Gene really wanted the ship run by only the “Conn” and “Ops” positions, forward, with a bridge officer in charge… a total of three people. In order to show that technology had advanced, the new Enterprise would be controlled by fewer people. A century was supposed to have passed since the events of the original Star Trek. It didn’t make sense “to furnish a table where everyone would gather to discuss their situations” on the bridge, he told Forgotten Trek in 2005.Ĭompared to the old bridge, the Enterprise-D’s featured fewer monitoring stations, “and the ones that were there were placed in a less important position at the back.” This was meant to give the bridge a more sophisticated appearance. The couches were Probert’s idea, “to provide more face-to-face conference environment.” But he didn’t care much for the table, which was the producers’ idea. This approach inspired the presence of couches and even a conference table on the bridge in early sketches. 
In other words, much the same kinds of things happen here as in the old bridge, but with less emphassis on the mechanics of steering the starship.” Andrew Probert’s first job as senior illustrator on Star Trek: The Next Generation was to provide concepts for the design of the new bridge.Īn early writers’ bible described the bridge as combining “the features of ship control, briefing room, information retrieval area and officers wardroom.
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